Weight is just a number!

 Amy 

Weight : I don't care!  (I'll explain this later)

Weight is just a number...

So for weeks now I have been getting on that darn scale sometimes daily to see if I lost a pound. Heck I would have been happy with even an ounce and every day I am disappointed when it stays the same. I keep thinking that the only way I am being successful is if that number moves. I am pinning all my hopes and dreams on that darn scale. I'm sure if we are being honest at some point we have all done this. And I do want to lose weight but at the end of the day it really is just a number.  Why am I putting so much stock in that number? Why do I ignore all the positive things I did that week if that number doesn't change? I need to stop focusing on the negative and look at all the positive. 

Like the fact that I took my kids out to play at a park. We had so much fun and were active while doing it. The kids rode their bikes and we went for a walk as a family. And not only were we active but I also got to make some great memories with my kids and that alone is priceless. 

I also have an awesome friend that has been walking twice a week with me while our kids practice soccer. Since my daughter drives I normally would just sit at home and be lazy but on a whim last week I asked her if she wanted to meet to walk. I like walking with her because she walks at my pace and doesn't mind taking a break or two. She also is great company and let's me vent about life and the stresses I deal with sometimes. I am a huge talker and she is not so we get along great. Lol We usually walk between 2 and 3 miles and to some people that may not seem like alot but I am proud of that. Anything is better the the sedentary couch sitting I was doing before right? If I had to go on my own I probably wouldn't so just that fact that she goes with me makes me do it. I am lucky to have a great supportive  friend like that.

So here's what I've decided. I am not giving up on me like I felt like doing last week. Instead I am giving up the scale. Not forever but I need a break. So for a few weeks I am going to focus on moving more and being healthy because weight is just a number and I am worth more then that. Health is more important then the number on the scale.